Political Dig

Donald Trump carelessly took to Twitter on Saturday and may have openly admitted to obstruction of justice when he claimed that he was certain everything Michael Flynn did during the transition was “lawful.”

Trump tweeted:

“I had to fire General Flynn because he lied to the Vice President and the FBI. He has pled guilty to those lies. It is a shame because his actions during the transition were lawful. There was nothing to hide!”

I had to fire General Flynn because he lied to the Vice President and the FBI. He has pled guilty to those lies. It is a shame because his actions during the transition were lawful. There was nothing to hide!

Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA), former ethics czar to President George W. Bush Richard Painter, and Dan Pfeiffer — a senior adviser to the Obama White House — also noted Trump seemed to have admitted to obstruction of justice.

THIS IS OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE. @POTUS now admits he KNEW Michael Flynn lied to the FBI. Yet Trump tried to influence or stop the FBI investigation on #Flynn. https://t.co/8JqGBxgou0